Speaking as someone who, just yesterday, had to go to the ER for dehydration because my intestines aren’t working, please do not allow non-medically credentialed people inject you with anything.
Medspas have actually killed people with IV drips. Watch the John Oliver episode on medspas.
Medspas have actually killed people with IV drips. Watch the John Oliver episode on medspas.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Speaking as someone who, just yesterday, had to go to the ER for dehydration because my intestines aren’t working, please do not allow non-medically credentialed people inject you with anything.
Medspas have actually killed people with IV drips. Watch the John Oliver episode on medspas.
Medspas have actually killed people with IV drips. Watch the John Oliver episode on medspas.
(Related: the "plastic surgery is never feminist" take that's circulating again, this time with young thin feminists, few of whom mention the compulsory thinness/beauty standards they embody, presumably absent surgery/medspas. Why examine power structures when you can just judge other individuals?)
April 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
(Related: the "plastic surgery is never feminist" take that's circulating again, this time with young thin feminists, few of whom mention the compulsory thinness/beauty standards they embody, presumably absent surgery/medspas. Why examine power structures when you can just judge other individuals?)
Our auction to benefit public media is live at JohnOliversJunk.com! And it’s not just items we mentioned on the show! For the next 3 days, you can bid on things like this neon sign from a sketch about Medspas starring Rachel Dratch, AKA Wanda Jo.
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Our auction to benefit public media is live at JohnOliversJunk.com! And it’s not just items we mentioned on the show! For the next 3 days, you can bid on things like this neon sign from a sketch about Medspas starring Rachel Dratch, AKA Wanda Jo.
Well not yet, anyway. They probably will soon if they keep going to medspas!
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Well not yet, anyway. They probably will soon if they keep going to medspas!
3/4 🏥 MedSpas & regulation
Healthcare vs wellness is like butt-dial vs booty-call—similar words, different meanings.
MedSpas growing due to access and social media pressures; oversight varies.
BLUF: check clinician oversight, supply sourcing, and compliance w/ health depts before needles.
Healthcare vs wellness is like butt-dial vs booty-call—similar words, different meanings.
MedSpas growing due to access and social media pressures; oversight varies.
BLUF: check clinician oversight, supply sourcing, and compliance w/ health depts before needles.
April 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
3/4 🏥 MedSpas & regulation
Healthcare vs wellness is like butt-dial vs booty-call—similar words, different meanings.
MedSpas growing due to access and social media pressures; oversight varies.
BLUF: check clinician oversight, supply sourcing, and compliance w/ health depts before needles.
Healthcare vs wellness is like butt-dial vs booty-call—similar words, different meanings.
MedSpas growing due to access and social media pressures; oversight varies.
BLUF: check clinician oversight, supply sourcing, and compliance w/ health depts before needles.
1/ Medspas are everywhere right now, but a recent NYC investigation found serious health and safety violations at multiple locations. As we head into the holidays, here’s what to know about medspas along with the rest of this week’s New York #publichealth news 👇
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
1/ Medspas are everywhere right now, but a recent NYC investigation found serious health and safety violations at multiple locations. As we head into the holidays, here’s what to know about medspas along with the rest of this week’s New York #publichealth news 👇
It’s kind of grim how many ads for medspas you can see these days proudly advertising that they don’t work with insurance so they’re not “restricted by it”.
June 24, 2026 at 4:53 AM
It’s kind of grim how many ads for medspas you can see these days proudly advertising that they don’t work with insurance so they’re not “restricted by it”.
2/ I feel like I'm seeing medspas everywhere. For anyone who doesn't know, Medspas kind of look like day spas, but offer medical procedures like Botox, fillers, or IV drips. Unfortunately, an NYC investigation into 15 flagged medspas found widespread licensing and sanitation violations.
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
2/ I feel like I'm seeing medspas everywhere. For anyone who doesn't know, Medspas kind of look like day spas, but offer medical procedures like Botox, fillers, or IV drips. Unfortunately, an NYC investigation into 15 flagged medspas found widespread licensing and sanitation violations.
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Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds
The Post surveyed states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards to reveal the gaping regulatory holes for medspas and peptides.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Can confirm, MedSpas are super sketchy because unregulated. One of my clients has been tracking incidents. Non-sterile, bacteria, unsafe sourcing—you don’t want to take the chance of any of that going directly into your bloodstream. Concerned bc IV fluids help a lot of people with chronic conditions
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Can confirm, MedSpas are super sketchy because unregulated. One of my clients has been tracking incidents. Non-sterile, bacteria, unsafe sourcing—you don’t want to take the chance of any of that going directly into your bloodstream. Concerned bc IV fluids help a lot of people with chronic conditions
kylie jenner seems like a nice young woman... but it's crazy that as a literal teenager she singlehandedly changed beauty standards for american women. and made billions of dollars for herself and medspas and now every celebrity and influencer looks insane.
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
kylie jenner seems like a nice young woman... but it's crazy that as a literal teenager she singlehandedly changed beauty standards for american women. and made billions of dollars for herself and medspas and now every celebrity and influencer looks insane.
I saw that he did an episode on MedSpas, and that marks them as sus
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I saw that he did an episode on MedSpas, and that marks them as sus
Most Americans might not have plastic surgeons to hit up for weight loss concerns.
But they do enjoy unfettered access to telehealth companies and medspas that offer GLP-1s in abundance.
But they do enjoy unfettered access to telehealth companies and medspas that offer GLP-1s in abundance.
Everyone’s on GLP-1s. But at what cost?
As compounded versions proliferate, reports of eating disorders and adolescent use are on the rise.
www.motherjones.com
May 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Most Americans might not have plastic surgeons to hit up for weight loss concerns.
But they do enjoy unfettered access to telehealth companies and medspas that offer GLP-1s in abundance.
But they do enjoy unfettered access to telehealth companies and medspas that offer GLP-1s in abundance.
Medspas have killed people doing that.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Medspas have killed people doing that.
If we can have MedSpas, why can’t we have MedNaps where we get into our jammies and have an anesthesiologist help us take a nice propofol nap?
February 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If we can have MedSpas, why can’t we have MedNaps where we get into our jammies and have an anesthesiologist help us take a nice propofol nap?
Over at the other side, we appear to have a significant glp1ra med (e.g. Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegony) backlash by the same people who want to replace the high fructose corn syrup calories in sodas with sugar cane. Really bizarre, or is it just the same old grift by the lifestyle hawks with medspas?
December 1, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Over at the other side, we appear to have a significant glp1ra med (e.g. Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegony) backlash by the same people who want to replace the high fructose corn syrup calories in sodas with sugar cane. Really bizarre, or is it just the same old grift by the lifestyle hawks with medspas?
one of the perks of my new job is that i get $200 each quarter to spend at salons, facial spas, medspas, and other self-care businesses 🥹
March 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
one of the perks of my new job is that i get $200 each quarter to spend at salons, facial spas, medspas, and other self-care businesses 🥹
Exclusive: Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more inspections and oversight than the medspa down the street selling peptide injections.
A Post investigation found regulatory gaps in the U.S. oversight of the peptide market.
A Post investigation found regulatory gaps in the U.S. oversight of the peptide market.
Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds
The Post surveyed states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards to reveal the gaping regulatory holes for medspas and peptides.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Exclusive: Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more inspections and oversight than the medspa down the street selling peptide injections.
A Post investigation found regulatory gaps in the U.S. oversight of the peptide market.
A Post investigation found regulatory gaps in the U.S. oversight of the peptide market.
Yes, though they often are called medspas
November 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Yes, though they often are called medspas
Yes and I also think there's something happening here with the rise of medspas, the makeup of the older millenial demo, and marketing ppl going, "what can we sell them when they come in to buy their next round of glp1."
June 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Yes and I also think there's something happening here with the rise of medspas, the makeup of the older millenial demo, and marketing ppl going, "what can we sell them when they come in to buy their next round of glp1."
"Several local authorities said in interviews that they feel powerless to fully protect consumers."
Gift link to this @washingtonpost.com story on the wild west of peptides by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
#drugsafety #regulation #wellness #aging #longevity #healthlaw
Gift link to this @washingtonpost.com story on the wild west of peptides by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
#drugsafety #regulation #wellness #aging #longevity #healthlaw
Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds
The Post surveyed states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards to reveal the gaping regulatory holes for medspas and peptides.
wapo.st
July 24, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"Several local authorities said in interviews that they feel powerless to fully protect consumers."
Gift link to this @washingtonpost.com story on the wild west of peptides by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
#drugsafety #regulation #wellness #aging #longevity #healthlaw
Gift link to this @washingtonpost.com story on the wild west of peptides by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
#drugsafety #regulation #wellness #aging #longevity #healthlaw
there are medspas and shit on every block but beyond that i know a few people (all under 30) who go to “botox parties” which is like someone takes botox from work and injects it for their friends
September 28, 2026 at 11:46 PM
there are medspas and shit on every block but beyond that i know a few people (all under 30) who go to “botox parties” which is like someone takes botox from work and injects it for their friends
They have lip filler medspas in prison?
January 22, 2024 at 2:57 AM
They have lip filler medspas in prison?
🚨 I surveyed all 50 states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards about peptides and found gaping regulatory holes
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds
The Post surveyed states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards to reveal the gaping regulatory holes for medspas and peptides.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🚨 I surveyed all 50 states’ pharmacy, medical and nursing boards about peptides and found gaping regulatory holes
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Your favorite local restaurant or hair salon is subject to more oversight than a medspa selling peptides as RFK Jr. tries to expand access
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
antique trash cans about to be overturned and medspas about to be looted in my neighborhood
March 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
antique trash cans about to be overturned and medspas about to be looted in my neighborhood